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Meet The Speakers Form Lesley also has an extensive background a set for Freddy Cole’s recording, To the Ends
The in the performing arts and in arts journalism, of the Earth (Fantasy Records). Lesley was an
and regularly utilizes her own unique charm and associate, and later an account executive with
Alien Cosmic Expo interviewing skills when welcoming a wide the highly regarded New York City public
array of knowledgeable and notable guests to relations firm, Third Floor Media (founded by
Continued From Page 8 “CONTACT” – including best-selling authors, Helene Greece). During her tenure there (as
educators, past life / Interlife regressionists, well as independently) she handled a variety of
WES ROBERTS scientists, metaphysicians, shamans, ancient accounts for many major recording labels
Abductees & Experiencers - Continued astronaut theorists, UFOlogists, on-air including projects for Concord Records,
commentators and many others. Atlantic, Sharp-Nine, GRP, Koch, Brownstone,
Beyond a merely academic interest in UFOs and DRG, RCA Victor/BMG, Nonesuch Records,
the abduction phenomena, Wes is an abductee, “CONTACT” Producer (and Abductee / Telarc, Columbia, and most of Warner Bros.
experiencer, and ‘interfacer’. A key experience Interfacer / Experiencer) Wes Roberts, has been jazz, covering both international CD
in the 1980s never left his mind, finally causing (and continues to be) one of Lesley’s clients, promotions, tours and “live” performances.
him to seek the professional services of Lesley and the two are now collaborating on a book
Mitchell-Clarke. It was then, thinking he only about Wes’ remarkable journey. A few of the major jazz artists with
needed answers to that one 1980s experience, whom she has worked directly include Marian
Wes discovered his interactions with alien life In addition to her metaphysical work, McPartland, Joshua Redman (for whom she was
forms began when he was three or four years Lesley Mitchell-Clarke’s Toronto, Canada- involved in a landmark endorsement hook-up
old. They continue to this day. based hypnosis clinic, LIGHTWORK between fashion giant DKNY and Redman),
HYPNOSIS is also focused on the use of Marian McPartland, Barbara Carroll, Janis
Currently living in Toronto with Lisa, hypnosis for the positive improvement of all Siegel (of The Manhattan Transfer), Blossom
his wife of over 20 years, and their beloved cat, issues pertaining to artists of all disciplines Dearie, Fred Hersch, Larry Goldings, Brad
Wes is continuing to pursue his interests and (actors, dancers, visual artists, writers, Mehldau, Wallace Roney, Jeanie Bryson,
passions. musicians, vocalists, etc.) and the unique Terence Blanchard, Kevin Mahogany, Cyrus
demands that they deal with in their daily lives Chestnut, Ray Anderson and Helen Merrill.
INSERT WES ROBERTS / MITCHELL- and careers. Lesley is uniquely qualified to
CLARKE INTERVIEW HERE work with artists, as there is hardly an area of While at Third Floor Media, she was
show business in which she has not worked. For also the on-going publicist for the world famous
LESLEY some time, she has been a familiar name in the jazz venue, “The Village Vanguard”, and helped
MITCHELL-CLARKE realm of media relations, promotion and orchestrate the memorable media event
production of musical and theatrical events, as celebrating the historic club’s 60th anniversary.
Hypnosis for the well as arts journalism. For the past eighteen Other major projects included acting for several
Experiencer years she has been based in New York City and years as the New York press representative for
Toronto, specializing in jazz specific music The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Beacon
Lesley Mitchell-Clarke is a Certified Clinical publicity. In addition to her work as a media Theatre/New Audiences Concert Series, The
Hypnotherapist, graduate of The Ontario consultant, she has also worked in virtually all Playboy Jazz Festival, national publicity for the
Hypnosis Centre and member-in-good-standing phases of the entertainment business, beginning “Harmon Learn to Listen Program, featuring
of The National Guild of Hypnotists. as a ten year old principal actress with the Los Wynton Marsalis”, and numerous events in
Additionally, she holds special Certifications in Angeles area “Sherman Oaks Children’s conjunction with John Schreiber’s Office
Metaphysical Therapies (Past Life Regression / Repertory Theatre” – along with classmate, (JVC/Festival) and the “The Jazz Times
Interlife Regression/Energy Release), Pain Melanie Griffith. Convention”.
Management, Pediatric Hypnosis, and NLP
(Neuro-Linguistic Programming). Born into a show business family, After her successful stint with Third
Lesley’s late father, Gordon “Whitey” Mitchell, Floor Media, Lesley began her own New York
For the past three years, Lesley has been was a veteran jazz bassist and Emmy Award based media consultancy, and for the past ten
the host of the hugely popular interview / winning comedy writer and producer, and her years has developed a reputation as one of the
listener call-in TIWB BlogTalkRadio on-line Uncle was the late jazz bass legend, Keith most effective music-specialized publicists
radio programme, “CONTACT”, and in the “Red” Mitchell. In the scope of her own career, working today. Some of the artists whom she
format of the show, she draws on her extensive she has worked as a busy singer/dancer, and has represented include the late Susannah
experience in working in the areas of memory traveled with a number of name acts, including McCorkle, Jackie & Roy, the late Blossom
recovery (and other modalities) with possible Mitzi Gaynor, Tommy Sands, Fabian and Dearie, Winard Harper, Giacomo Gates,
extra-terrestrial Abductees, ‘Interfacers’ and Robert Goulet, and has appeared in numerous Catherine Dupuis, Helen Merrill, Peter Leitch,
Experiencers – not unlike the late, great television shows, features and TV Movies, Billy Drummond, Lee Rittenauer, David Benoit,
pioneers in the alien abduction phenomena; including “Queer as Folk”, “The Jeffersons”, Javon Jackson, Janis Siegel, Daryl Sherman,
Budd Hopkins and Dr. John Mack. “Happy Days”, “Laverne and Shirley”, and Kitty Margolis, John Alcorn, Susie Arioli, The
“Divorce Court.” Distillery Jazz Festival, The Markham
International Jazz Festival, The Toronto JVC
After touring the Orient extensively Jazz Festival, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Dave
with her own musical group, “Main Squeeze”, Young, Lenny Solomon, Remi Balduc, the late
Lesley owned and operated a recording studio Bernard Primeau, Daniel Barnes, Steve
in Los Angeles where many jazz projects and Amirault, Karen Plato, Oliver Jones,
much of the vocal work for Hanna-Barbara “Cadence”, Sarah Jerrom, Jean Beaudet,
Cartoons was recorded. Lesley has also worked Nehring/Koller & Braid, Michel Mele, multi-
in production on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Grammy nominee Mark Murphy and the recent
with Johnny Carson”, “The Hollywood Festival events, “The Toronto Summer
Squares” and “The Midnight Special” as well as Chamber Music Festival”, and the hugely
numerous productions for Merv Griffin, Dick successful “Art of Jazz Celebration 2007”, for
Clark, Bob Hope, Mark Goodson and Chuck which she was the Associate Producer.
Barris.
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Throughout her career as a publicist,
Lesley Mitchell-Clarke has also been busy as an THE ‘X’ ZONE RADIO SHOW
arts and music writer, contributing to with
publications such as L.A. Jazz Scene, Hot
House – Florida and New York, The Manhattan ROB McCONNELL
Mirror, The Whole Note, TheLiveMusicReport, is now LIVE M-F, 8 PM - Midnight EDT
CODA and Jazz Canadiana.com, as well as
penning a number of CD liner notes, including at www.starcomradionetwork.com
